134 Tauri, a blue subgiant star in Taurus
134 Tauri is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Taurus. At 248 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.89.
134 Tauri (HIP 27511)
134 Tauri is a blue subgiant star in the constellation Taurus. At 248 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 4.89. 134 Tauri is the primary component of a multiple-star system. The iron abundance of 134 Tauri is -0.16 (69.2% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 22.7 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,300 and 29,100 light years from the center of the Galaxy. It came closest to the Sun 3.0 million years ago when it had brightened to magnitude 3.05 from a distance of 107 light years.
Sky position: RA 5h 49.5m, Dec +12° 39'
Common designations: 134 Tauri, HIP 27511, HD 38899
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Brightest stars in Taurus:
(list all)
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 34 | 4.67 | Sigma-2 Tauri |
| 35 | 4.69 | Pi Tauri |
| 36 | 4.78 | HR 1427 |
| 37 | 4.80 | 64 Tauri |
| 38 | 4.81 | 139 Tauri |
| 39 | 4.84 | 47 Tauri |
| 40 | 4.84 | 126 Tauri |
| 41 | 4.88 | 114 Tauri |
| 42 | 4.88 | 132 Tauri |
43
| 4.89
) 134 Tauri
| Rank | Mag. | Star |
| 44 | 4.91 | 104 Tauri |
| 45 | 4.93 | Omega Tauri |
| 46 | 4.96 | 75 Tauri |
| 47 | 4.96 | 109 Tauri |
| 48 | 4.97 | Phi Tauri |
| 49 | 5.00 | 111 Tauri |
| 50 | 5.02 | 79 Tauri |
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Galactic Orbit of 134 Tauri
(compared to the Sun)
E
ccentricity: 8.9% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : -11.7°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 8,187 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 8,155 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 726 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 8,122 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,460 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 8,913 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for 134 Tauri
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 87.38726450° ±0.29 mas | -20.10 ±1.00 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | 12.65136601° ±0.19 mas | -18.00 ±1.00 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 194.48820852° | 5.50 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -7.57303776° | -26.42 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 13.11 ± 0.33 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: B9IV 1999A&AS..137..451G.
Radial Velocity: 20.50 ±0.10 km/s [A rating] 2006AstL...32..759G.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
-0.16 ±0.04 dex
2011A&A...525A..71W.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | 4.68 | 0.27 |
| B | 4.82 | 0.41 |
| V | 4.89 | 0.48 |
| R | ||
| I | 4.92 | 0.51 |
| J | 5.02 | 0.61 |
| H | 4.98 | 0.56 |
| K | 4.98 | 0.57 |
B-V: -0.07 V-I: -0.03
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 76.22 pc (2.5% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,473 pc
Transverse velocity: 9.7 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -73.2 pc | -18.9 pc | -10.0 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -18.0 km/s | -6.7 km/s | -12.2 km/s |